(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
even if; even though; however; no matter how
surveillance camera; security camera
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to shed light; to cast light
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
again; once more; a second time
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
security for a loan; collateral
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
whichever one chooses; either way
to have meaning; to be meaningful
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
tedious; boring; being fed up with
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
had better ...; had better not ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you